Posts by Kelly Sargent
United Kingdom Energy Company Taps Niche in Offshore Wind
British renewable energy supplier Octopus Energy is eyeing a new and relatively untapped slice of the U.S. offshore energy wind market, with the company set to invest in a California-based startup focused on floating wind turbines. Octopus will be investing between $10 million and $30 million in Ocergy, a producer of offshore energy wind-turbine foundations, as it…
Read MoreLeast Popular of the European Union’s Climate Policies
A new survey has found that Europeans are not fond of the climate policies that their gasoline and diesel-powered cars could soon be banned. The survey was conducted among 15,000 people residing in countries including Germany, France, and Poland. The survey found that the ban on internal combustion engine cars is the least popular of…
Read MoreNational Innovation Summit Shines on HBCU Students
Getting discovered doesn’t just happen in Hollywood. Just ask Jordan Washington, a senior biological engineering student at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA&T). During the competition, Washington and other select students across the country were challenged with a renewable energy case study. On the final day, they pitched design and business solutions to…
Read MoreAir Force partners with startup to tap virtually limitless energy power source
Finding a renewable solution that doesn’t rely on weather conditions could herald the end of harmful energy sources. The U.S. Air Force is set to take advantage of geothermal technology to power a base in Texas. Canadian startup Eavor is so bullish about its process, that the closed-loop system harnessing power from the Earth’s core can…
Read MoreMinnesota plans call on gas utilities to imagine their clean energy future
Critics say the plans are a step in the right direction but won’t put the state on track to achieve its clean energy goal of net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century. Climate and clean energy advocates weighing in on CenterPoint Energy’s ideas to decarbonize its natural gas business in Minnesota applaud the effort. Though, say it…
Read More100+ Fontana Unified School District Students to Tour HBCU Campuses
More than 100 high school students from the Fontana Unified School District have signed up to join a tour of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) scheduled for March 17-22. Read more, and listen to the podcast here
Read MoreTop 17 Energy Unicorns in 2024
The Energy industry is filled with a plethora of successful companies. These successful energy companies have raised millions of dollars in VC funding. With that funding coming from some of the top investors in the world. Many of these energy company successes have turned into energy unicorns — and private companies worth over $1 billion.…
Read MoreCrude oil dips on faltering China economy, while U.S. crude stock builds
(Reuters) – Oil prices fell, pressured by low economic activity in leading crude importer China and a surprise build in U.S. crude oil inventories as producers ramped up output following frigid weather earlier in January. The latest sign of the broader Chinese economy struggling to regain momentum came days after a court ordered the liquidation…
Read MoreDOE Announces First-Ever HBCU Clean Energy Education Prize Winners
Each HBCU Winning Team Will Receive $40k to Support Clean Energy-Focused Summer Programs The U.S. Department of Energy announced the first 10 prize winners in the inaugural Historically Black Colleges and Universities, HBCU, Clean Energy Education Prize Inspire Track. Each HBCU team selected today will receive $40,000 to support the development or enhancement of clean…
Read MoreHampton Alum Becomes First Black Female President Of The American Historical Association
On January 6th, Dr. Thavolia Glymph became the 140th president of the American Historical Association. She is the first Black woman to hold this honor. Dr. Glymph is the Peabody Family Distinguished Professor of History and professor of law at Duke University. She is the past president of the Southern Historical Association. Professor Glymph joined the faculty at…
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